Rising Awareness
Rising Awareness April 2022 Online Summit (NEW)
The Preparation and Road to Inclusion, Healing and Belonging Within Relationships;
"From Me to We"
“Inclusion, Healing and Belonging eats DEI+ for breakfast.” – Rising Awareness
We’re inviting you to help us prove our Rising Awareness hypothesis that no matter how strong
one’s personal, business, or institutional “diversity & inclusion” plan and program may be, its
efficacy will be held back if they don't share the proper culture of inclusion, healing, and
belonging. When it comes down to it, the ones within an organization who are actively
implementing inclusion, healing, and belonging are the ones who are making all the difference.
“If Inclusion, Healing, and Belonging is deliberately and intentionally practiced by everyone
within your business, organization, and institution, then you will have Diversity, Equity, and all
the other letters following the acronym DEI.” – Perry Rhue
Awareness
The raising consciousness and acknowledging that systemic racism has been and continues to be a part of our story worldwide.
Advocacy
The public act and process of supporting the cause of social change and equality so that apathy does not set in again and again.
Allyship
The public supportive association with another person or group, specifically with members of a marginalized or mistreated group.
Activism
The act of vigorous campaigning to bring about social change through our coaching relationships. One conversation at a time.
The Rising Awareness Journey
Sign up now for our Spring 2022 Summit
Summit Topics:
Co-Creating the Relationship to Connect First and Then Coach
Healing & Leading with Heart
Healing from the Social Construct of Racism
Power, Rank, and Privilege
The Willingness to talk about Racism
Accountability and Activism
And More
Mission - To perpetually expand a movement of awareness, advocacy, allyship, and activism
that brings healing to The Human Race from racism and related social constructs of the past,
present and future.
Vision - Mending (repairing), healing, and knitting (interlocking) together, like a fractured or
a broken bone, The Human Race from racism and related social constructs one person and
conversation at a time
Our Chief Aim - To equip professional coaches, consultants, facilitators, trusted advisors, and DEI
professionals with the skillset to effectively navigate the “messy and uncomfortable
conversations about racism and related social constructs of the past, present, and future.”
Core Value – Agápé (ah-GAH-peh), the ancient Greek for “unconditional love.”
Crafting a better today and tomorrow through Inclusion, Healing, and Belonging
This year's Summit and new sessions will bring together from around the world participants
(professional coaches, consultants, facilitators, trusted advisors, and DEI professionals) to experience Rising Awareness coaching subject matter "sherpas," experiential talking circle sessions that include shared learning via critical thinking and transformational conversations, and resources that will equip every participant for The Preparation and Road to Inclusion, Healing and Belonging Within Relationships
Together we will push the boundaries of “being the change we want to see in the world” through intentional planning, actions, behaviors, and a method of accountability towards becoming social change and healing agents within the sphere of our influence.
Want to attend the April 2022 Summit?
April Online Summit topics (Two sessions per week; Tuesday & Thursday)
Online Summit two sessions each week in April Topics
Session One
Co-Creating the Relationship to Connect First and Then Coach
Perry Rhue (Atlanta, GA, USA)
From “me” to “we.”
Conversational Intelligence
Transformational conversations that lead to allyship and activism.
Session Two
Healing & Leading with Heart
Nikki Wohlman (Cape Town, South Africa)
A toolset for understanding where we are at
An assessment skill for individuals and groups
Session Three
Healing from the Social Construct of Racism.
Althea Banda-Hansmann (Cape Town, South Africa)
Understanding your racial history
Skills to navigate teams and groups from diverse backgrounds
Tools for individuals to have a starting point for change
Session Four
Power, Rank, and Privilege
Gavin Shaskolsky (Cape Town, South Africa)
Tools to assess your power and rank
Skillset for "Sitting in the fire.”
Session Five
The Willingness to talk about Racism
Owen Cook (Glasgow, Scotland, UK)
Bert Allen (Chicago, IL, USA)
Creating a Psychological Safe Environment is the Coach’s Responsibility
Ground Rules for Navigating
Session Six
Coaching Activist & Activism
Reshma Kahn (Nairobi, Kenya, Africa)
Session Seven
Coaching Activis & Activism
Michael Cheuk (Charlottesville, VA, USA)
Session Eight
Accountability and Activism
Ken Sawyer (Atlanta, GA, USA)
Tools for building a personal activism plan
Skillset to start a community-based activism
Stories to strengthen your resolve to act
How this event works:
The Rising Awareness Summit is designed to equip participants wherever they may fit in the
world or society with a skillset of tools, knowledge, and education to effectively navigate topics
and conversations about racism and related social issues of the past, present, and future.
These highly interactive Zoom sessions allow every participant in a psychologically safe
environment to explore each topic fully through shared learning and experiences with fellow
international colleagues.
The Rising Awareness Certificate of Completion will be awarded to participants who attend all
Summit sessions. Completing the Summit and associated fieldwork is the first step towards
earning the Rising Awareness Credential.
The Rising Awareness April 2022 Online Summit sessions will be held every Tuesday and
Thursday from 10am - 12:00pm Eastern Daylight Time.
This Summit represents 16 hours of continuing education.
Spring 2022 Summit's Speakers and Topics
The summit has live events in April on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 am est to 12:00 pm est.
Healing & Leading with Heart
Healing from the Social Construct of Racism
Willingness to Talk About Race
Accountability and Activism
Thursday, April 28 2022
Ken Sawyer
Atlanta, Georgia USA
For the Spring 2022 Summit
As We Prepare
In the coming days, if you would like to prepare for the upcoming summit, we have provided you with a wealth of information. The link provided here will take you to our LinkedIn page for Rising Awareness. On the Rising Awareness page, you will find information about each speaker and the topics that we will be covering. Every few days we will update new content for you. Please, feel free to share posts from the Rising Awareness LinkedIn page with other coaches that are in your network.